Eight candidates for the five Bristol Town Council seats are debating on Thursday, Oct. 8. Their forum will be on Zoom and can be viewed live, beginning at 7 p.m. It can also be viewed any time …
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10/8/20
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Eight candidates for the five Bristol Town Council seats are debating on Thursday, Oct. 8. Their forum will be on Zoom and can be viewed live, beginning at 7 p.m. It can also be viewed any time …
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10/3/20
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Mark Papi has some experience opening a brewery. A year ago, he was brewmaster helping open Bristol’s first-ever brewery, Twelve Guns, located off Metacom Avenue.
About a mile away, he has …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/2/20
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Tap-In is moving back into its Peck Center location early next month, and will need more volunteers when it does so.
The all-volunteer organization which provides goods and services to people in …
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10/2/20
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Bristol Police made no arrests from Sept. 21 to 27, though they did investigate the usual array of suspicious characters and loud backyard gatherings.
Monday, Sept. 21
A resident on …
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10/2/20
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Barrington Public Schools and the municipal government received nearly $100,000 in grant money from the state recently, as part of the "Take It Outside" program.
Rhode Island Governor Gina …
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10/2/20
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Medical experts predicted it, anecdotal stories supported it, and now communities around the globe are experiencing the effects of long-term isolation of those at highest risk of COVID-19. While …
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/2/20
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Candidates for Barrington Town Council shared their opinions regarding the location of the Black Lives Matter flag on the town hall flag pole in Barrington.
In the first installment of the …
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10/1/20
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Bristol County Water Authority Executive Director Pamela Marchand will retire when her current contract expires at the end of February.
Ms. Marchand, a Providence water supply engineer who was …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/1/20
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Mt. Hope High School students will be back in school two days a week, starting next Tuesday, after Bristol Warren Regional School District officials decided this week to switch to the Partial Hybrid …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/1/20
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In a Phoenix story a week ago, several candidates for Bristol Town Council warned voters to be wary that some of their opponents may not be fiscally responsible with town budgets and taxes. This week …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/1/20
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The Barrington Department of Public Works removed a couch, table and piles of litter from a makeshift campsite that someone had built in the woods behind the YMCA.
A resident who was going for a …
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9/30/20
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A power outage in Barrington resulted in a delayed start for the high school on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The electricity went out at about 7:30 a.m., and officials at the high school decided to keep …
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9/30/20
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The Barrington United Veterans Council will hold a rally to protest the town's decision to fly "private/political" flags on the town hall flag pole above the veterans memorial.
The rally will be …
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9/30/20
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Arguably Tom Tanous and his three sons could be classified as Barrington’s “First Family of Baseball.”
Tom is the New York Mets Vice President of International and Amateur …
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By MIKE SCANDURA
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9/29/20
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As everyone knows, Bristol loves a parade. So how else would they reopen the Silver Creek Bridge after it was partially closed for more than seven months?
In true Bristol fashion, a parade …
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9/25/20
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The attorney for Dr. Richard Gordon called Barrington Police on Friday morning, Sept. 18, and reported an alleged issue involving his client's neighbor.
The attorney told police that his client's …
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9/25/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In a somewhat surprising move, Marshall Properties LLC has rescinded its request to rezone the Metacomet Golf Club off Veterans Memorial Parkway.
The company made the …
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By Mike Rego
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9/25/20
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Bristol police officers arrested a juvenile for exposing himself to a woman near the bike path and broke up the usual array of noisy gatherings, during incidents from Sept. 14 to 20.
Monday, Sept. …
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9/25/20
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A number of the Barrington High School fall sports teams officially began practice earlier this week. Teams must adhere to a series of new rules and restrictions.
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9/25/20
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Step inside BABS + Tish, and you’re welcomed with a cacophony of seasonal color (today, that’s early fall). Despite offering two separate product lines, handmade bags (by Babs) and …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/25/20
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Peter Green was never that into birds. Then one day, looking out the 6th floor window of his downcity Providence loft, the graphic designer and photographer spotted what he thought was a pigeon …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/25/20
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Bristol candidates for three open seats on the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee include Jamie Brooks, William O’Dell, Marjorie McBride, Brian Bradshaw, Andrew Benn, Corrie Daluz, Karen …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/24/20
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The monthly Black Lives Matter vigil will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 1 to 2 p.m.
The vigil will be held in front of Barrington Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. People are …
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9/24/20
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The Town of Bristol is exploring ways to connect the popular East Bay Bike Path with the southern end of town, including Roger Williams University. It has hired a design team, funded by a state …
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9/24/20
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